Hook and fastener for curtains, draperies, and the like



B. K. MARTIN Feb. 21, 1939.

HOOK AND FASTENER FOR CURTAINS, DRAPERIES, AND THE LI Filed July 19, 1938 Patented Feb. 21, 1939 HOOK AND FASTENER FOR CURTAINS, DRAPERIES, AND THE LIKE Bryan K. Martin, Highland Park, Ill. Application July 19. 1938, Serial No. 219,966

3 Claims.

This invention relates to hooks and fasteners for curtains, draperies, and the like.

Curtains, draperies and the like are generally provided with headings to which means are secured for hanging them from suitable rods. One

common type of such means consists of a -suit-.

able simple hook having aneyelet at one end thereof which is sewed by hand to the heading. Such a structure requires the removal of the threads securing the hook to enable removal of the hook when the drapery is to be cleanedotherwise the hook is very likely to become badly bent and need replacement. "Such hooks likewise do not support the heading and tend to cause the heading to flop over and sag, rendering it unsightly. I

Another type of hook and fastener comprises a hook member having a shank portion insertable in a buttonhole provided in the cloth fastener which is sewed to the heading. This type enables removal of the hook when cleaning the drapery or the like and the replacement thereof but the heading is still likely to flop over and sag.

Various other types of hooks and fasteners have been devised and put into practical use but they have all fallen short of hanging the drapery or the like properly, providing for ready removal and replacement, and making allowance for shrinking of the curtain or drapery upon cleaning thereof.

A principal object of my invention is to provide a hook and fastener for curtains, draperies and the like which will insure the proper hanging thereof and particularly of the heading.

Another object is to provide a hook and fastener which will hang the clu'tain, drapery or the like with the heading and body in vertical alignment with the hook and fastener concealed from view at the front thereof.

A further object is to provide a hook and fastener which will rigidly support the heading and wherein the hook is readily and easily removable and replaceable.

A still further object is to provide a hook and fastener for draperies, curtains and the like which may be secured thereto out of sight from the front thereof and which is adjustable to compensate for shrinkage or other similar conditions to raise or lower the curtain or drapery so a pleasing and uniform appearance is imparted thereto especially in relation to the floor or window sill or the like.

Referring to the drawing wherein a preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated- Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of a portion of a curtaln or drapery showing the use of my invention thereon;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

taken on Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of a portion of the fastener showing securing tapes thereon; and

- Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fastener without the securing tapes thereon.

The fastener is preferably made of a single piece of sheet metallic or non-metallic material. The material should be of such a type that when the fastener is secured to a curtain or drapery and the curtain or drapery is cleaned the fastener material will not stain the drapery. The fastener comprises a body 6 having openings 1 therein. The body between adjacent openings is alternately bent inwardly and outwardly so that r the body forms a discontinuous cylinder to receive the shanks 8 of suitable hooks 3. As is illustrated in Fig. 3, the hooks may be placed in any one of several positions in the fastener. This is to enable suitable adjustment of the curtain or drapery In. The fastener is beaded over at H on both sides thereof to secure pieces of tape 12 to the fastener along the side edges thereof. The tape may then be sewed to the heading i3 of the curtain or drapery II). If desired, the tape may be secured to the heading by staples or any other suitable means. It will be noticed, especially in Fig. 1, that very little of the bodyof the fastener is exposed even on the back of the curtain or drapery, thus giving a relatively sightly appearance to the drapery even at the back thereof. It will be noticed from Fig. 3 that no part of the fastener or hook is visible from the front of the curtain ordrapery and that the fastener provides a rigid support for the heading, preventing its sagging over. It will further be noted that the hooks are adjustable into a plurality of positions to enable raising or lowering of the curtain or drapery for proper positioning thereof with relation to the floor or window sill. Shrinkage of the curtain after cleaning may be compensated for by this adjustment.

My invention provides a hook and fastener for curtains, draperies, and the like, which permits the fasteners to be sewed to the curtains o'r draperies by machine instead of by hand, thus effecting a saving of time in the installation thereof and providing a. more secure retainment of the fasteners to the curtain. The fastener which I prefer to make out of a non-corrosive or non-rusting metal provides a rigid support for the heading of the curtain or drapery. The hook is readily removable for laundering or cleaning the curtain or drapery and is readily replaceable thereafter for hanging the curtain or drapery. The hook is adjustable to a multiplicity of positions on each fastener, thus permitting of adjustment to compensate for shrinkage of the curtain or drapery material. The fastener provides a rigid, permanent means for the hookwhich is notsusceptible of stretching and therefore avoids the dimculty of the hooks falling out of the fastener. The attaching tapes cover most of the fastener so that the back of the curtain has a relatively pleasing appearance and the hook and fastener is completely concealed from the front of the curtain, thus rendering the curtain pleasing to view and sightly. The fastener provides a rigid support for the head preventing flopping over and sagging of the heading and retaining it in vertical alignment with the body thereof.

While I have illustrated and described a selected embodiment of my invention it is to be understood that this is capable of variation and modification and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details set forth but desire to avail myself of such changes and alterations as fall within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A device for attaching a curtain hook having a shank to a curtain, drapery, or the like and comprising a fastener having a pair of side edge portions and a body therebetween, tapes secured to said side edge portions and adapted to be secured to the heading of said curtain, drapery, or the like, said body having a plurality of aligned openings therein and being bent alternately between said openings to receive the shank of said hook.

2. A device for attaching a curtain hook having a shank to a curtain, drapery, or the like and comprising a fastener having a pair of side edge portions and a body therebetween, tapes secured to said side edge portions and adapted to be secured to the heading of said curtain, drapery, or the like, said body having a plurality of spaced openings therein, the portions of said body between said openings being bent forwardly and backwardly alternately to receive the shank of said hook.

3. A device for attaching a curtain hook having a shank to a curtain, drapery, or the like and comprising a fastener having a pair of side edge portions beaded over, a tape secured in each of said headed over side edge portions and adapted to be secured to the heading of said curtain, drapery, or the like, and means in said fastener to receive said hook.

BRYAN K. MARTIN. 

